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Science Keywords > EARTH SCIENCE > ATMOSPHERE > CLOUDS > CLOUD MICROPHYSICS

PREFERRED TERM

CLOUD MICROPHYSICS  

DEFINITION

  • Cloud processes (growth, evaporation, etc.) taking place on the scale of the individual aerosol or precipitation particle as opposed to the scale of the visual cloud.

BROADER CONCEPT

NARROWER CONCEPTS

CHANGE NOTE

  • 2013-02-12 10:32:48.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add broader relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUDS [162e2243-3266-4999-b352-d8a1a9dc82ac,62017]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:32:23.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - DROPLET GROWTH [63effad4-4323-486d-a81b-e0bf3264e5c9,82309]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:33:12.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD CONDENSATION NUCLEI [ebbf8642-3da1-4401-a779-3e56550a029d,62829]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:34:49.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - DROPLET CONCENTRATION/SIZE [47812ef8-b64b-4988-9ae4-31f3581ae9a5,62023]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:37:53.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD LIQUID WATER/ICE [05ac9d3e-bc44-41fa-ace0-c41bf3ebee97,63283]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:38:25.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD MASS FLUX [804fb334-1c74-4070-bd5f-848014a6e220,62603]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:38:52.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD OPTICAL DEPTH/THICKNESS [4bc483b1-dd64-4e97-bfd3-c0e755df6308,63285]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:39:20.0 [mpmorahan] Move Concepts add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - CLOUD PRECIPITABLE WATER [b709d6fc-f0cf-47de-bdbb-1cd875b5f3ab,63287]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:48:39.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - COLLISION RATE [76bcb8e0-1c07-4783-9d15-3a22203f7849,82311]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:56:22.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION [00d6fb2f-16d5-4949-afec-a1adbd600a58,82321]);
  • 2013-02-14 14:58:39.0 [mpmorahan] Insert Concept add narrower relation (CLOUD MICROPHYSICS [0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b,82137] - SEDIMENTATION [8d66dbbe-886e-449d-bfd2-93fc8d357ccd,82323]);
  • 2017-03-15 17:30:59.0 [sritz] insert Definition (id: null text: Cloud processes (growth, evaporation, etc.) taking place on the scale of the individual aerosol or precipitation particle as opposed to the scale of the visual cloud. language code: en);

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https://gcmd.earthdata.nasa.gov/kms/concept/0cfcbaa7-727b-4199-8cca-93824b427e9b

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